Killed with a knife

Cut-throats can be of homicidal, suicidal or accidental origin. In cases of death from a cut-throat, distinguishing the cause is one of the important functions in crime investigation. The features that differentiate suicidal and homicidal cut-throat injuries are the presence of hesitation cuts, depth of wound, signs of struggle, edges of the wound, etc. In the case of a suicidal cut-throat, it is not uncommon to find hesitation cuts but in a homicidal cut-throat, it is uncommon. We present a case of a homicidal cut-throat injury but with hesitation cuts and tailing over the neck, unlike the classical description of homicidal cut-throat injury. This resulted from a curved, sharp and moderately heavy weapon.

• NIH – A case of “atypical homicidal” cut-throat injury, By Ajay Kumar S, Vinay Jumar Ms, Yp Raghavendra Babu, Mahadeshwara Prasad. Case Reports 2016 Sep;84(3):156-8. doi: 10.1177/0025817216656582. Epub 2016 Jul 5.

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